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Kindle now available worldwide: Your thoughts?
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| Lira |
Have any of you ever seen/read a book on a Kindle?
Amazon just sent me an e-mail saying it now ships the little board internationally, and I'd like to know what you guys think of it. I spend a good deal of money in books, and I download pdf's more than anything else (they easily outnumber the mp3's in my computer). Needless to say, I'm very interested on this product, but I'd like to know what owners think of it, and if it's worth the price. By the way, I've never had any problem reading a book on a computer screen, if that changes anything :p |
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| Ridexer |
| Have fun with book running out of battery.:p |
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| Capitalizt |
| looks like an awesome product but it's about $100 too much. |
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| yukii |
| quote: | Originally posted by Ridexer
Have fun with book running out of battery.:p |
yeah, i prefer books, i guess im just old fashioned :) |
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| DimaShibby |
I have used my brothers kindle for a while and its pretty cool, but for some reason I have no problem in reading the ebooks on my iphone.
But there are some other great devices that are coming out soon though, like the Barnes & Nobles Nook which looks sexy and is a better value then a kindle imo. Also Apple is supposed to be releasing a tablet in January, it will be interesting to see what they have in mind.
edit: here is a link to read more about the nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/ |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by DimaShibby
I have used my brothers kindle for a while and its pretty cool, but for some reason I have no problem in reading the ebooks on my iphone.
But there are some other great devices that are coming out soon though, like the Barnes & Nobles Nook which looks sexy and is a better value then a kindle imo. Also Apple is supposed to be releasing a tablet in January, it will be interesting to see what they have in mind.
edit: here is a link to read more about the nook http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/ |
Unfortunately, it is only shipped in the US. Without a shadow of doubt, if I could choose between the Kindle and the Nook, I'd pick the Nook.
I'd do it all for the nookie :D
| quote: | Originally posted by yukii
yeah, i prefer books, i guess im just old fashioned :) |
I like Mp3's too, but that doesn't mean I stopped buying records altogether ;) |
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| d-miurge |
| I don't see what it brings. And what I love with books is the smell of paper. |
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| Omega_Blue |
| why dont you have one of your american friends send you a nook from the states instead? no point in getting an inferior product that you won't be happy with, yo. |
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| get nyce |
i work in the publishing field and ebook development, the ebook readers (sony and kindle) were the two major pioneers in the field. I bought a kindle for my mother who loves it, the nook is behind and has always been behind. BNN's presence in the technology advancement field for international standards has been subpar with subpar development teams. They are a great "retailer" but are not a leading technological retailer like Amazon who came first into the market over the net.
I would go kindle because I know how far BNN is behind, I can't say much more other then that (NDA) and have worked on pilot programs to bring BNN up to speed with their web-cart development and digital search programs (similar to Amazon's Search Inside the Book and Google's Print Partner Program).
Want something different then go Nook, want something mainstream with a vastly larger digital library and competitive pricing plans go Kindle. Steer clear of Sony as they've (like they always do) gone proprietary in the format war. |
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| DimaShibby |
| quote: | Originally posted by get nyce
I bought a kindle for my mother who loves it, the nook is behind and has always been behind. |
The nook is only going to be released in november though?
The only thing that I think they wont be able to compete with are Amazons prices. what else is left to compete with? |
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| Lira |
| quote: | Originally posted by Omega_Blue
why dont you have one of your american friends send you a nook from the states instead? no point in getting an inferior product that you won't be happy with, yo. |
But, I don't even want one of these yet, I just want to know the owners have to say. And, the reason why I'm already biased towards the Nook is because I just love the name... though all I want is something that will prove to be useful :p
That's why I mention I'm an avid pdf reader that likes the content within books, but that doesn't care at all about the format: you try going back and forth with 5 heavy weight books in you bag - in that sense, a portable reader would be a blessing. So it is a product I'm open to, though I can't see many advantages yet, as I already own a laptop.
Also, I'd have to make sure Barnes & Nobles wires Nook Books to Brazil first, if I wanted to buy their digital reader. |
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| Lebezniatnikov |
| I'm skeptical about the effect of all this screen reading on long-term eyesight. Computers haven't even been around long enough to collect good data on that, and the Kindle seems 10x worse. |
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